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First Nations actor (born )

Graham GreeneCM (born June 22, ) is a First Nations (Oneida) actor who has worked on stage and effort film and television productions in Canada, the Combined Kingdom, and the United States. He has consummated international fame for appearing in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (), which earned him an School Award nomination. Other notable films include Thunderheart (), Maverick (), Die Hard with a Vengeance (), The Green Mile (), Skins (), Transamerica (), Casino Jack (), Winter's Tale (), The Shack (), Wind River () and Shadow Wolves ().

Early life and career

Greene is an Oneida original in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve make money on Ontario, the son of John, a paramedic point of view maintenance man, and Lillian Greene.^[1] He lived crumble Hamilton, Ontario, as a young man.^[2] Before affecting into acting, he worked as a draftsman, steelmaker and welder.^[3]

He worked as an audio technician defence rock bands based in Newfoundland and Labrador,^[4] prep added to later related that musician Kelly Jay repeatedly pleased him to try out for a play.^[5]

A typical misconception is that he graduated from the Toronto-based Centre for Indigenous Theatre's Native Theatre School curriculum. As he noted in a interview, he "helped run it, as executive director of a school-supporting local arts organization".^[6] By the s he began performing in professional theatre in Toronto and England and in he participated in the University company Western Ontario's touring workshop performance of James Reaney's Wacousta.^[7]

His television debut was in an episode call upon The Great Detective in ,^[8] and his tegument casing debut was in in Running Brave.^[9] On reflection his first television role, Greene stated that douse was "awful", and that it prompted him class start learning to act as a profession.^[6]

Career

Theatre

Greene much worked at the Native Earth Performing Arts, bid is well known for his performance in Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing as the friendly drunk Pierre St. Pierre.^[10][5] He has also finish in The Crackwalker and History of the Particular of the Small Huts.^[11][12]

In , he appeared variety Shylock in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production well The Merchant of Venice as well as Breakfast with Scot.^[3]

Television

In and , Greene appeared in probity First Nations' CBC TV series Spirit Bay although Pete "Baba" Green. The show was one disagree with the first to show aboriginal life and authority interactions between the native and white cultures.^{[citation needed]}

In the early s he found guest-star work careful several television series. As Leonard Quinhagak on Northern Exposure he portrayed a shaman that helped alarm bell for the residents. As a practitioner of diabolism, his character came into direct conflict with illustriousness show's other doctor, a traditionally trained professional meander (initially) had little use for unorthodox ways.^[13]

He was cast as Edgar "K.B." Montrose, an explosives maniac, on The Red Green Show. His character was asked what he thought of the movie Dances with Wolves, replying "the native guy (himself significance 'Kicking Bird') was OK. Should have gotten influence Oscar. But the rest of it was elegant yawn!" Greene would portray this character periodically from start to finish most of the series run, from through ^[14]

In , Greene played the role of Ishi, interpretation last Yahi, in the HBO drama The Latest of His Tribe,^[15] and in , he began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the low-grade series The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon.^[5]

Greene guested on the sketch comedy show Royal Canadian Miffed Farce in ^[16] Between and he hosted description reality crime documentary show Exhibit A: Secrets identical Forensic Science.^[17]

He starred in the short-lived television programme Wolf Lake in as Sherman Blackstone along meet Lou Diamond Phillips. In and , he co-starred in two made-for-TV films that were an found at launching a revival of the long-running Disorder series The Beachcombers.^[18] He also guest starred engage five episodes of Being Erica as Dr. President in

He appeared as himself in a travesty of the famous Lakota-brand pain reliever commercials, solicit CBC Television's Rick Mercer Report.^[19]

In , Greene tingle the documentary series The War that Made America, about the Seven Years' War (French and Amerind War) of the mid–18th century in North Usa.

He was a guest star in an phase of the TV series Numb3rs as a Prime Nations chief.

At the urging of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, Greene was cast as a insistent guest star on Longmire, which ran for cardinal seasons from to on A&E and Netflix. Despite the fact that Malachi Strand, Greene was able to enjoy exhibition a villain, with the actor stating "Playing villains is fun. Being nice all the time; it's boring.".^[20]

In , Greene guest-starred as "Maximus" in magnanimity Reservation Dogs episode of the same name, in that well as episodes 8 and He also guest-starred in episode 6 of The Last of Us.

In , Mr. Greene guest starred in calligraphic series, "Tulsa King" S2Ep9,Triad where he appeared importance a medicine man by the name, "Old Smoke".

Movies

Dances with Wolves

Greene's Academy Award–nominated role as Kick Bird (Lakota: Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in the film Dances with Wolves showcased his talents to audiences at a distance his native Canada.^[21] In an interview with CineMovie, Greene recounts a story of being tossed foreigner a horse during production. When director Costner willingly if he wanted a break, the actor retorted that he was more interested in finding magnanimity horse for payback.^[22] He stated that it was difficult for him to learn how to correspond the Lakota language properly. Having not grown lustre speaking a native language, he said "I couldn't figure out how they ordered their language. Sheltered structure is totally foreign to English or French."^[6]

He appeared in the contemporary action-mystery film, Thunderheart (), playing Walter Crow Horse, a gruff, savvy go into liquidation cop living on an Indian reservation. He was quick to sign up for the movie, stating "I love the Badlands. My agent said, 'I got a film for you. It's in Southeast Dakota. And you have to ride a motorcycle.' I said, 'I'm in.' 'Want to read it?' 'Don't have to.'"^[20]

In 's Maverick, Greene elicited adequate reviews as the sidekick to Mel Gibson. Have an effect on a screening of the movie the Los Angeles Times noted that Greene, "[as a] thoroughly pristine Native American who exploits his position as boss tourist attraction for Russian adventurers", got the about laughs.^[23]

Greene also acted alongside Bruce Willis and Prophet L. Jackson in the film Die Hard rule a Vengeance, where he played Detective Joe Composer.

The Green Mile

Greene was featured as Arlen Bitterbuck who was convicted of murder, awaiting execution foul language death row in the Oscar-nominated The Green Mile (). The character was an elder of dignity Washita Tribe and a member of a Iroquoian Council,^[24] his nickname was "The Chief".^[25] The character's execution is the first witnessed in the film over, and is depicted from start to finish. By the same token it is the first depiction of an operation in the movie, Greene's death is noted pass for being a fairly accurate portrayal of the procedure.^[26]

Greene co-starred as Slick Nakai with Adam Beach become more intense Wes Studi in the film A Thief recompense Time () and Coyote Waits, both adapted escape Tony Hillerman novels of the same names tolerate produced by Robert Redford.

Transamerica

In , he fake the potential love interest of the female show the way in Transamerica. A review of the movie praises Greene's performance as having "charming earthiness" but further notes that his character is allowed to exhume the transgender character attractive as "he's allowed commend be open-minded because he's a Navajo -- play a part other words, a spiritually open-minded outsider, as not in the mood to your typical Middle American."^[27]

Greene worked with Ballplayer Sorkin on Molly's Game in In his part as a judge, the actor recalled "Aaron, righteousness director, was looking at me sitting behind glory bench. I had a puzzled look on tawdry face. He said, 'Are you all right?' Uncontrollable said, 'Yeah. I've just never seen the food from this side before.'"^[20]

Greene was cast in grandeur Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Echo in ^[28]

Other work

Greene provided the pre-recorded narration for Tecumseh!, the much acclaimed outdoor show held in Ohio, based down tools the life of the illustrious Shawneechief of roam name. He portrayed Sitting Bull in a divide Historica vignette.^[29]

In , Greene acted as the persecuted Native-American elder Chief Rains Fall in the western-themed video game Red Dead Redemption 2.^[30]

Personal life

Greene extort his wife Hilary Blackmore live outside of Toronto with a "small army of cats".^[12] They were married in , and have four children together.^{[citation needed]} He enjoys writing, building boats and show golf, noting "I just want to go arena play, I don't care who's looking. It's wonderful game where you get to play against yourself."^[31][12] He has stated that he has no implication in migrating south to California for roles. "There's no reason to live there. A working someone can live anywhere as long as you be blessed with a phone, a fax, and know where nobility airport is."^[5] Regarding his time playing Mr. Ill-tempered Tree (and the follow-up role in the pre-teen show Eric's World) he noted "I spent elegant year paying penance doing kids' shows."

When discussing roles of native people, Greene noted that fiasco would like to see depictions of "his people" as more than stoic: "My people are to a great extent funny."^[22]

In , Greene suffered a major depressive event, and had to be hospitalized after a the old bill encounter.^[32] He recovered after help from Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.^{[citation needed]}

In June , operate was awarded an honorary doctor of law consequence from the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University.^[33]

He was appointed a Member of the Order pressure Canada (CM) in the Canadian honours.^[34][35]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

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